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South African farmers need to prepare for lower rainfall and veld fires that impact crop yields and food security, with a strong El Niño on its way. El Niño is a weather phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, which is associated with lower rainfall and hot and dry conditions in some regions, like South Africa.
In May, the World Meteorological Organization warned that globally, a warmer El Niño coupled with climate change would see new . It also warned that El Niño increases global temperatures in the year after it develops – this would be 2024.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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